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只看该作者 290 发表于: 2009-09-06
proposal          
    1    proposal   proposals  
    A proposal is a plan or an idea, often a formal or written one, which is suggested for people to think about and decide upon.
        The President is to put forward new proposals for resolving the country's constitutional crisis.
        ...the government's proposals to abolish free health care...
        The Security Council has rejected the latest peace proposal.
    N-COUNT: oft N for n, N to-inf  
    = plan  
    2    proposal   proposals  
    A proposal is the act of asking someone to marry you.
        After a three-weekend courtship, Pamela accepted Randolph's proposal of marriage.
    N-COUNT  
    
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只看该作者 291 发表于: 2009-09-06
check          
    1    check   checks   checking   checked  
    If you check something such as a piece of information or a document, you make sure that it is correct or satisfactory.
        Check the accuracy of everything in your CV.
        It's worth checking each item for obvious flaws.
        I think there is an age limit, but I'd have to check.
        She hadn't checked whether she had a clean ironed shirt.
        He checked that he had his room key.
        I shall need to check with the duty officer.
    VB  
    
        See also cross-check.
    +    check   checks  
    Also a noun.
        He is being constantly monitored with regular checks on his blood pressure.
        ...a security check.
    N-COUNT: usu with supp  
    
    2    check   checks   checking   checked  
    If you check on someone or something, you make sure they are in a safe or satisfactory condition.
        Stephen checked on her several times during the night.
        He decided to check on things at the warehouse.
    VB  
    
    3    check   checks   checking   checked  
    If you check something that is written on a piece of paper, you put a mark, like a V with the right side extended, next to it to show that something is correct or has been selected or dealt with. (AM; in BRIT usually use tick)
        Frequently, men who check answer (b) have not actually had the experience of being repeatedly rejected by women.
    VB  
    
    4    check   checks   checking   checked  
    To check something, usually something bad, means to stop it from spreading or continuing.
        Sex education is also expected to help check the spread of AIDS.
        ...free press that will check corruption by ensuring total transparency in government.
    VB  
    = curb  
    5    check   checks   checking   checked  
    If you check yourself or if something checks you, you suddenly stop what you are doing or saying.
        He was about to lose his temper but checked himself in time.
        I held up one finger to check him.
    VB  
    
    6    check   checks   checking   checked  
    When you check your luggage at an airport, you give it to an official so that it can be taken on to your plane.
        We arrived at the airport, checked our baggage and wandered around the gift shops.
        You can check your baggage right through to its final destination.
    VB  
    
    +    check in   checks in; checking in; checked in
    To check in your luggage means the same as to check it.
        They checked in their luggage and found seats in the departure lounge.
    PHR-V  
    
    7    check   checks  
    The check in a restaurant is a piece of paper on which the price of your meal is written and which you are given before you pay. (mainly AM)
    N-COUNT  
    = bill  
    8    check  
    In a game of chess, you say check when you are attacking your opponent's king.
    CONVENTION  
    
    9    check   checks  
    A pattern of squares, usually of two colours, can be referred to as checks or a check.
        Styles include stripes and checks.
        ...a red and white check dress.
    N-COUNT: oft N n  
    
    10    check  
    If something or someone is held in check or is kept in check, they are controlled and prevented from becoming too great or powerful.
        Life on Earth will become unsustainable unless population growth is held in check.
        He's found someone with a bit of fight to keep him in check.
    PHR: V inflects  
    
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只看该作者 292 发表于: 2009-09-06
satisfactory          
        satisfactory  
    Something that is satisfactory is acceptable to you or fulfils a particular need or purpose.
        I never got a satisfactory answer.
        It seemed a very satisfactory arrangement.
        Neither solution seemed satisfactory.
    ADJ-GRADED  
    = acceptable  
    ?satisfactorily  
        Their motives have never been satisfactorily explained.
    ADV-GRADED: ADV with v  
    
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只看该作者 293 发表于: 2009-09-06
fulfil          
    1    fulfil   fulfils   fulfilling   fulfilled  
    If you fulfil something such as a promise, dream, or hope, you do what you said or hoped you would do.
        President Kaunda fulfilled his promise of announcing a date for the referendum.
    VB  (AM) and sometimes (BRIT) fulfill, fulfills  
    = carry out  
    2    fulfil   fulfils   fulfilling   fulfilled  
    To fulfil a task, role, or requirement means to do or be what is required, necessary, or expected.
        Without them you will not be able to fulfil the tasks you have before you.
        All the necessary conditions were fulfilled.
    VB  (AM) and sometimes (BRIT) fulfill, fulfills  
    
    3    fulfil   fulfils   fulfilling   fulfilled  
    If something fulfils you, or if you fulfil yourself, you feel happy and satisfied with what you are doing or with what you have achieved.
        The war was the biggest thing in her life and nothing after that quite fulfilled her.
        They don't like the idea that women can fulfil themselves without the assistance of a man.
    VB  (AM) and sometimes (BRIT) fulfill, fulfills  
    = satisfy  
    ?fulfilled  
        She has courageously continued to lead a fulfilled life.
        I feel more fulfilled doing this than I've ever done.
    ADJ-GRADED  
    
    ?fulfilling  
        ...a fulfilling career...
        I found it all very fulfilling.
    ADJ-GRADED  
    
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只看该作者 294 发表于: 2009-09-06
satisfied          
    1    satisfied  
    If you are satisfied with something, you are happy because you have got what you wanted or needed.
        We are not satisfied with these results.
        ...satisfied customers.
    ADJ-GRADED: usu v-link ADJ, oft ADJ with n  
    
    2    satisfied  
    If you are satisfied that something is true or has been done properly, you are convinced about this after checking it.
        People must be satisfied that the treatment is safe.
    ADJ-GRADED: v-link ADJ, oft ADJ that  
    
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只看该作者 295 发表于: 2009-09-06
properly          
    1    properly  
    If something is done properly, it is done in a correct and satisfactory way.
        You're too thin. You're not eating properly.
        There needs to be a properly informed public debate.
    ADV: usu ADV with v, also ADV adj  
    = correctly  
    2    properly  
    If someone behaves properly, they behave in a way that is considered acceptable and not rude.
        He's a spoilt brat and it's about time he learnt to behave properly.
        They will be concerned to do the right thingmto dress properly, for instance.
    ADV: ADV after v  
    = correctly  * improperly  
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convinced          
        convinced  
    If you are convinced that something is true, you feel sure that it is true.
        He was convinced that I was part of the problem.
        He became convinced of the need for cheap editions of good quality writing.
        I'm not convinced.
        He was a convinced Communist.
    ADJ: usu v-link ADJ, usu ADJ that, ADJ of n  
    
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只看该作者 297 发表于: 2009-09-06
extended          
        extended  
    If something happens for an extended period of time, it happens for a long period of time.
        Obviously, any child who receives dedicated teaching over an extended period is likely to improve.
    ADJ: ADJ n  
    = lengthy  
        See also extend.
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只看该作者 298 发表于: 2009-09-06
select          
    1    select   selects   selecting   selected  
    If you select something, you choose it from a number of things of the same kind.
        Voters are selecting candidates for both US Senate seats and for 52 congressional seats.
        With a difficult tee shot, select a club which will keep you short of the trouble.
        The movie is being shown in selected cities.
    VB  
    = choose  
    2    select  
    A select group is a small group of some of the best people or things of their kind.
        He was one of the small select group assembled by Penney, at the High Explosive Research centre.
        ...a select group of French cheeses...
        As Faldo's final putt rattled in, he qualified to join a select band of illustrious sportsmen.
    ADJ-GRADED: ADJ n  
    
    3    select  
    If you describe something as select, you mean it has many desirable features, but is available only to people who have a lot of money or who belong to a high social class.
        Christian Lacroix is throwing a very lavish and very select party.
        ...a meeting of a very select club.
    ADJ-GRADED: usu ADJ n  
    = elite, exclusive  
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safe          
    1    safe   safer   safest  
    Something that is safe does not cause physical harm or danger.
        Officials arrived  to assess whether it is safe to bring emergency food supplies into the city.
        Most foods that we eat are safe for birds.
        ...a safe and reliable birth control option.
        ...a programme to make Russian nuclear reactors safer.
    ADJ-GRADED: oft it v-link ADJ to-inf  
    * dangerous  
    2    safe   safer   safest  
    If a person or thing is safe from something, they cannot be harmed or damaged by it.
        In the future people can go to a football match knowing that they are safe from hooliganism.
        On  beaches, keep your camera safe from sand by enveloping it inside a plastic bag.
        Crime Prevention Officers can  visit your home and suggest ways to make it safer.
    ADJ-GRADED: v-link ADJ, usu ADJ from n  
    * at risk  
    3    safe   safer   safest  
    If you are safe, you have not been harmed, or you are not in danger of being harmed.
        Where is Sophy? Is she safe?.
        A baby boy is safe after rescue workers pulled him from a  12-foot-deep construction hole.
        He kissed me twice and  I realized suddenly that I felt warm and safe.
    ADJ-GRADED: v-link ADJ  
    
    ?safely  
        All 140 guests were brought out of the building safely by firemen.
    ADV: ADV with v  
    
    4    safe   safer   safest  
    A safe place is one where it is unlikely that any harm, damage, or unpleasant things will happen to the people or things that are there.
        The continuing tension has prompted more than half the inhabitants of the refugee camp to flee to safer areas.
        The elimination of all nuclear weapons would make the world a safer place.
        We shall take the treasure away to a safe place.
    ADJ-GRADED  
    
    ?safely  
        The banker keeps the money tucked safely under his bed.
    ADV-GRADED: ADV after v  
    
    5    safe  
    If people or things have a safe journey, they reach their destination without harm, damage, or unpleasant things happening to them.
        `I'm heading  back to Ireland again for another weekend.'n`Have a safe journey.'
        ...the UN plan to deploy 500 troops to  ensure the safe delivery of food and other supplies.
    ADJ: ADJ n  
    
    ?safely  
        The space shuttle returned safely today from a 10-day mission.
        Once Mrs Armsby was safely home, she called the police again.
    ADV: ADV with v, ADV adv  
    
    6    safe  
    If you are at a safe distance from something or someone, you are far enough away from them to avoid any danger, harm, or unpleasant effects.
        I shall conceal myself at a safe distance from the battlefield.
        He thinks he can find a way to vaccinate the elephants from a safe distance.
    ADJ: ADJ n  
    
    7    safe   safer   safest  
    If something you have or expect to obtain is safe, you cannot lose it or be prevented from having it.
        We as consumers need to feel confident that our jobs are safe before we will spend spare cash.
        Is the  National Health Service safe with the Conservative party?.
        Rovers made the game safe with a spectacular second goal in the 84th minute.
    ADJ-GRADED: usu v-link ADJ  
    = secure  
    8    safe   safer   safest  
    A safe course of action is one in which there is very little risk of loss or failure.
        Electricity shares are still a safe investment.
        It might not be safe politically for the President to leave the country.
    ADJ-GRADED: usu ADJ n, also it v-link ADJ to-inf  
    
    ?safely  
        We reveal only as much information as we can safely risk at a given time.
    ADV: usu ADV before v  
    
    9    safe   safer   safest  
    If you disapprove of something because you think it is not very exciting or original, you can describe it as safe.
        ...frustrated artists who became lawyers at an early age because it seemed a safe option...
        Rock'n'roll has become so commercialised and safe since punk.
    ADJ-GRADED  disapproval  
    
    10    safe   safer   safest  
    If it is safe to say or assume something, you can say it with very little risk of being wrong.
        I think it is safe to say that very few students expend the effort to do quality work in school.
        It is a safe assumption that modern terrorists are not suicidal, and will not be on board a bombed plane.
    ADJ-GRADED: oft it v-link ADJ to-inf  
    
    ?safely  
        If I go to a grocer I know and trust,  I can safely assume the eggs will be fresh.
        I think you can safely say she will not be appearing in another of my films.
    ADV-GRADED: ADV before v  
    
    11    safe   safer   safest  
    If you say to someone that their secret is safe with you, you are promising not to tell it to anyone.
        Don't worry, Mr Palin, your secret is safe with me.
    ADJ-GRADED: usu v-link ADJ, usu ADJ with n  
    
    12    safe   safes  
    A safe is a strong metal cupboard with special locks, in which you keep money, jewellery, or other valuable things.
        The files are now in a safe to which only he has the key.
    N-COUNT  
    
    13    safe  
    If you say that a person or thing is in safe hands, or is safe in someone's hands, you mean that they are being looked after by a reliable person and will not be harmed.
        I had a huge responsibility to ensure these packets remained in safe hands.
        Don't worry, Uncle Tim, your future is safe in our hands.
    PHR: usu v-link PHR  
    
    14    safe  
    If you say that something or someone is as safe as houses, you mean that they are completely safe. (BRIT)
        The Government insisted that Britain's nuclear power stations are as safe as houses.
    PHR: usu v-link PHR  
    
    15    safe  
    If someone tries to make a place safe for a particular activity, they try to make the place suitable for that activity, although their efforts may have very undesirable effects.
        Why did these men fight and die? Supposedly it was to make the world safe for democracy.
    PHR: V inflects, PHR n  
    
    16    safe  
    If you play safe or play it safe, you do not take any risks.
        If you want to play safe, cut down on the amount of salt you eat.
        The pilot decided that Christchurch was too far away, and played it safe and landed at Wellington.
    PHR: V inflects  
    
    17    safe  
    If you say you are doing something to be on the safe side, you mean that you are doing it in case something undesirable happens, even though this may be unnecessary.
        You might still want to go for an X-ray, however, just to be on the safe side.
    PHR: PHR with cl  
    
    18    safe  
    If you say `it's better to be safe than sorry', you are advising someone to take action in order to avoid possible unpleasant consequences later, even if this seems unnecessary.
        Don't be afraid to have this checked by a doctormbetter safe than sorry!
    PHR  
    
    19    safe  
    You say that someone is safe and sound when they are still alive or unharmed after being in danger.
        All I'm hoping for is that wherever Trevor is he will come home safe and sound.
    PHR: PHR after v, v-link PHR  
    
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